Central City Liberty Wells, Salt Lake City, UT Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Central City Liberty Wells

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Central City Liberty Wells is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.

 

About 55% of adults in Central City Liberty Wells typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Central City Liberty Wells, ~45% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Central City Liberty Wells compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Central City Liberty Wells leans more Democratic than 17 of 20 neighbors.

Central City Liberty Wells runs about 88 points more Democratic than Utah as a whole. Utah leans Republican overall, while Central City Liberty Wells is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Central City Liberty Wells. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+74) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+59), a spread of about 15 points.

Why Central City Liberty Wells leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Central City Liberty Wells, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Central City Liberty Wells votes against the grain of Utah. Utah leans Republican overall, while Central City Liberty Wells runs about 88 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Central City Liberty Wells have never been married, above 84% of neighborhoods.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Central City Liberty Wells, Salt Lake City, UT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Central City Liberty Wells looks the way it does

High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Central City Liberty Wells sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 62% of households in Central City Liberty Wells rent, about 37 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.

Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.

Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.